Aqeel & Aisam duo wins Rs 1.18 Million 4th HTR Masters Cup Tennis doubles opener
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi along Pakistan’s No 1 tennis players Aqeel Khan defeated Imran Bhatti & Tariq Sadiq by 6-1, 6-3 in the opening doubles match of the 4th Hassan Tariq Rahim (HTR) Masters Cup Tennis Tournament at Lahore Gymkhana Tennis Courts,Lahore.
Pakistan’s No 1 tennis players Aqeel Khan along Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi have started the 4th Hassan Tariq Rahim (HTR) Masters Cup (Invitational) Tennis Tournament campaign in a winning not note at Lahore Gymkhana Tennis Courts,Lahore.
In the men's double opening encounter Aisam & Aqeel were off to flying start as they played superb tennis against Imran Bhatti and Tariq Sadiq and didn’t allow them play freely to win the first set by 6-1. In the second set, the number one pair comfortably position themselves to took lead and won the set by 6-3, thus registered an impressive victory and moved into the next round.
Aqeel also won his men’s singles match when overcame spirited youngster Mudassar Murtaza by 7-6, 6-2. Mudassar was in good form and matches fire with fire as the score was tied at 6-6. Veteran Aqeel then utilized his experience and skills to tame bravo Mudassar by 7-6. After playing so well in the first set, Mudassar ran out of gas and also lost the second by 6-2.
Muhammad Abid Ali Akbar, who represented Pakistan in Davis Cup ties, tamed one of the seasoned campaigners of Pakistan tennis Heera Ashiq as he overcame him by 4-6, 6-1, 6-4. Heera couldn’t match the power, pace and venom of Abid Akbar, thus bowed out in the very early stage of the one of the prestigious tennis tournaments of the country.
4th Hassan Tariq Rahim Masters Cup Tennis Tournament 2018- Day 1 Results:
Boy's Under-18 Singles Results:
| Player | vs | Player | Score line |
| Muhammad Shoaib | def | Ahmad Asjad | 6-2, 6-2 |
| Huzaifa Abdul Rehman | def | Aqib Hayat | 6-3, 6-0 |
| Abdullah Adnan | def | Saqib Hayat | 6-3, 4-6, 6-3. |
Men's Singles Results:
| Player | vs | Player | Score line |
| Aqeel Khan | def | Mudasir Murtaza | 7-6(3), 6-2 |
| Muhammad Abid Mushtaq | def | Yousaf Khalil | 6-3, 6-1 |
| Muzamil Murtaza | def | Muhammad Shoaib | 6-1, 6-7, 6-1 |
| Muhammad Abid Akbar | def | Heera Ashiq | 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 |
Men's Doubles Results:
| Player | vs | Player | Score line |
| Aisam Qureshi & Aqeel Khan | def | Imran Bhatti & Tariq | 6-1, 6-3 |
| M Abid Akbar & Shamael Chaudhry | def | Yousaf Khalil & Muhammad Shoaib | 6-2, 6-3 |
| Heera Ashiq & Abdal Haider | def | Mudasir Murtaza & Muzamil Murtaza | 6-3, 3-6, 10-5 |
Women's Singles Results:
| Player | vs | Player | Score line |
| Eshaa Jawad | def | Nida Akram Awan | 6-1, 6-0 |
| Noor Malik | def | Khunsha Chaudhary | 6-2, 6-2 |
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